As HegeSeth wrote in the internal Memorandum published by Breaking Defense, changes regarding the greatest type of American armed forces are to create “slimmer, more deadly forces” and to do this must “transform at an accelerated pace, getting rid of outdated, unnecessary and inefficient programsas well as restructuring the main accommodation and purchasing systems. “
Among the changes ordered by HegeStha is the equipment of all divisions in unmanned systemsenabling “command and control based on AI” or increasing the use of 3D printers for the production of equipment, in which military units are to be equipped. HegeSeth also wants to complete the acquisition of “outdated systems”, including overtime HMMWV vehicles, outdated Gray Eagle drones and helicopters.
USA. There will be modernization in the army. Pete HegeSeth has issued a recommendation
The head of the Pentagon demands the restructuring of the formation of assault helicopters and supplementing them with “inexpensive swarms of drones capable of overwhelming opponents.” As Alex Miller told journalists, the chief technology officer at the Staff of the US Army commander, this means getting rid of the US, among others older versions of APACHE AH-64D helicopters. As Breaking Defense points out, it is not clear whether they will be replaced by the latest version of AH-64E. 96 of these latest machines were ordered by Poland.
As the US Army commanded by the portal, Gen. Randy George, quoted by the portal, the withdrawal of older helicopters “will really increase operational readiness” due to the cost of maintaining the AH-64D.
The US will also give up further purchases of Humvee (HMMWV) and JLTV. They will not acquire either newly developed M10 Booker light tankswhose first copies went to the army last year.
War in Ukraine. Kyiv attacks with drones, Russia does not remain debt
Unmanned drones are massively used during the ongoing war of Russia with Ukraine. Kyiv switched to the production of this kind of weapon, and subsequent attacks they bring the desired effects.
Ukrainian drones in March They arrived over the Russian capital, there were about 100 of them. At that time, the Reuters agency indicated that it was probably the biggest attack of unmanned unmanned aerial artists since the outbreak of the war. According to the message of local authorities, two people were killed and two more were injured.
The Russians do not remain debt, attacking the eastern territory of Ukraine with the help of unmanneders.